UW Mentorship: Dr. Kelly Lee
Written By: Sophia Bachetti I had the pleasure of virtually meeting Dr. Kelly Lee for my mentorship session. Dr. Lee completed her Doctor...
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MENTORSHIP VISITS
We are honoured to partner with optometrists in our community to provide unique opportunities for our students. The CAOS Mentorship Program is an opportunity for students to visit an optometric clinic and network with mentors in the field. The visit is typically a few hours that consists of a clinic tour and Q&A session. The program allows students to gain valuable insight about the inner workings of a clinic, and connect and learn from experienced optometrists.
Are you an optometrist interested in participating in our Mentorship Program?
Contact our Mentorship Team at mentorship@caos.ca!
Mentorship Visits: Text
Read about our students' experiences at their Mentorship Visits below!
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Feb 24
UW Mentorship: Dr. Kelly Lee
Written by: Mara Tepavac and April Hsieh We had the pleasure of meeting virtually with Dr. Kelly Lee for our mentorship session. Dr. Lee...
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Jan 22
UW Mentorship: Dr. Joe Hoja
Written by: Shreya Jain I had the pleasure of virtually meeting Dr. Joe Hoja, an optometrist and owner of Peterborough Optometric. Dr....
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Jan 22
UW Mentorship: Dr. Yan Ling Liang
Written by: Helen Jie Zhen Liang I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Yan Ling Liang at Warden Optometry through this mentorship program!...
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Jan 22
UW Mentorship: Dr. Allan Bernardi
Written by: Jaclyn Chiu, Kiana Wong, and Sophia Huang We had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Allan Bernardi at his clinic, Dr. Allan...
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Mar 9, 2023
UW Mentorship: Dr. Schell
Written by: April Hsieh (2nd year) I had the pleasure of virtually meeting Dr. Schell, an accomplished optometrist who operates a primary...
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Feb 6, 2023
UW Mentorship: Dr. Kelly Lee
Written by Kevin Dang (3rd year) I had the pleasure of visiting Dr. Kelly Lee at her own practice, Tonic Eye Care & Vision Therapy,...
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Feb 6, 2023
UW Mentorship: Dr. Diana Nguyen
Written by Hazel Dhaliwal (1st year) I am so grateful I got the opportunity to join Dr. Diana Nguyen in clinic via the CAOS mentorship...
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Jan 12, 2023
UW Mentorship: Dr. Tanya Polonenko
Written by: April Read (First Year) I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Tanya Polonenko for my mentorship visit! She is an accomplished...
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Jan 12, 2023
UW Mentorship: Dr. Ronald Gall
Written by: Victoria Cao, Sabhat Khan, Ariana Mitchell, Natasha Reyes (1st years) We had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Ronald Gall through...
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Nov 18, 2022
UW Mentorship: Dr. Cheryl Letheren
Written by: May Zhao, Amanda Leong, Saba Haroon (1st years) We had the pleasure of shadowing Dr. Cheryl Letheren. This was a very...
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Nov 7, 2022
UW Mentorship: Dr. Beth Lennox
Written by: Alexander Rozbacher (3rd year), Brady Fougere (2nd year), and Sandra Nguyen (1st year) We had the great pleasure of visiting...
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Jan 31, 2022
UW Mentorship: Dr. Diana Nguyen
Written by Alisha Sharif (3rd year) I had the great opportunity to shadow Dr. Nguyen at Eyelabs in Brampton through the CAOS mentorship...
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Jan 31, 2022
UW Mentorship: Dr. Tom Wilk
Written by Alison Wong (1st year) I had the pleasure of spending a day with Dr. Tom Wilk, owner of Mountain View Optometry in Cochrane,...
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Jan 31, 2022
UW Mentorship: Dr. Jason Pearce
Written by Manpreet Sahota (1st year) The CAOS Mentorship program provided the privilege and opportunity to connect with Dr. Jason Pearce...
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Jan 24, 2022
UW Mentorship: Dr. Neel Vyas
Written by Tessia Yu (1st year) and Katelyn Tsang (3rd year) We had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Vyas at the St. Clair Eye Clinic in...
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Jan 18, 2022
UW Mentorship: Dr. Cheryl Letheren
Written by Gillian Pond (4th year) I had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. Letheren at her practice in London, Ontario. Dr. Letheren is...
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Jan 6, 2022
UW Mentorship: Dr. Ronald Gall
Written by: Regan Huynh, Jenny Lee, & Glenda Thai (3rd years) Entering Dr. Gall’s office is quite the experience - immediately you are...
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Nov 30, 2021
UW Mentorship: Dr. Jonathan Arnel
Written by Sophie Borho (1st year), Dan Stasiuk (1st year) Dr. Jonathan Arnel is an optometrist in Tillsonburg who owns his own practice...
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Nov 30, 2021
UW Mentorship: Dr. YanLing Liang
Written by Brittany Lau (2nd year) Through the CAOS Mentorship Program, I had the pleasure to meet and connect with Dr. YanLing Liang at...
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Nov 30, 2021
UW Mentorship: Dr. Howard Dolman
Written by Sean Campbell (2nd year) and Brady Fougere (1st year) It was our pleasure to spend a few hours with Dr. Dolman at Dolman...
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Nov 24, 2021
UW Mentorship: Dr. Laura Dwernichuk
Written by Maria Choi (3rd Year) and Simo Liu (1st Year) In November 2021, we had the privilege of meeting virtually with Dr. Laura...
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Nov 12, 2021
UW Mentorship: Dr. Cassandra Chung
Written by James Nah and Jenny Tang We had the pleasure of virtually meeting and talking to Dr. Cassandra Chung. Dr. Chung gave us great...
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Jan 22, 2021
UW Mentorship: Dr. Vick Chan
Written by Nicole Chau and Joanne Jin Our group had the pleasure of meeting virtually with Dr. Vick Chan from Chan Optometry in Markham....
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Jan 10, 2021
UW Mentorship: Dr. James Thompson
Written by Jenny Lee and Christy Lau We were connected with Dr. James Thompson who is based in North Vancouver, British Columbia through...
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Jan 5, 2021
UW Mentorship: Dr. Joe Hoja
Written by Aliya Shafi, Eric Leung, and Jessica Wong We had the pleasure meeting virtually with Dr. Joe Hoja, the owner of Peterborough...
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Jan 5, 2021
UW Mentorship: Dr. Ronald Gall
Written by Lana Toameh and Mark Zasowski Through the CAOS Mentorship Program, we had the pleasure of connecting with Dr. Ronald Gall at...
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Jan 5, 2021
UW Mentorship: Dr. Johnathan Lam
Written by Katrina Li & Rehanna Ali Through the Canadian Association of Optometry Students (CAOS) Mentorship Program, we had the pleasure...
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Dec 30, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Joseph Chan
Written by Halina Li and Liana Liu We had the pleasure of spending a thought-provoking afternoon with Dr. Joseph Chan at Queensway...
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Dec 30, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Mulherin
Written by Tazeen Ahmed, Sarah D’Angelo, Katelyn Tsang We thoroughly enjoyed our virtual mentorship session with Dr. Mulherin. She spoke...
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Nov 30, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Dean Nisbett
Written by Vaness Ho, Hajra Naeem, & Melissa Macdonald Through our virtual mentorship program, we had the opportunity to speak with Dr....
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Nov 30, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Stephanie Britton
Written by Chantelle Procunier Through the Canadian Association of Optometry Students (CAOS) Mentorship Program, I had the pleasure of...
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Nov 30, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Lennox
Written by Chris Workman and Alicia Macmillan We had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Lennox through the CAOS Mentorship Program, who gave us...
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Nov 30, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Chung
Written by Amy Wang and Wincy Chung We had the pleasure of meeting our mentor, Dr. Chung, at Kodak Lens Harwood Eyecare in Ajax. Upon...
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Nov 26, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Melisa Siragusa
Written by James Nah & Lena So Nobleton Optometry, opened in 2014 by Dr. Melisa Siragusa, is a private practice in which two of her...
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Nov 22, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Gerry Day
Written by Jessica de Marinis, Emily Lant, and Kaitlin Marck We recently had the pleasure of partaking in a virtual Zoom meeting with Dr....
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Nov 13, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Jason Pearce
Written by Yuehan Yang, Meagan Boehr, and Karlie McMillan We had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Jason Pearce who currently owns Signal...
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Nov 13, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Arnel
Written by Gillian Pond and Dina Tourlas We had the pleasure of visiting Dr. Arnel’s office, which is located in good old Tillsonburg! We...
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Nov 13, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Colleen Sullivan
Written by: Yvonne Au and Regan Huynh Through the CAOS mentorship program, we had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. Sullivan who is...
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Nov 13, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Cheryl Letheren
Written by Jenny Zhang and Emma Langlois For our CAOS mentorship visit, we had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Cheryl Letheren at her clinic...
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Nov 13, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Yan Ling Liang
Written by Vanessa Lin and Kelly Lin Through the CAOS Mentorship Program, we had the pleasure of meeting and connecting with Dr. Liang...
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Nov 13, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Macario
Written by Sarah Emmons and Gurnir Sidhu We got to have a conversation and virtually toured Dr. Macario’s practice. His practice is...
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Nov 13, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Michael Kreuzer
Written by Angela Hao (3rd year), Nuri Kim (3rd year), and Maria Choi (2nd year) BLOG POST Our Mentorship Experience with Dr. Michael...
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Nov 13, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Bohnert and Dr. Patil
Byron Optometry Written by Tina Lin and Tiffany Chan, October 16, 2020 We had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Bohnert and Dr. Patil, who are...
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Jun 22, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Sheldon Butler
We had the pleasure of visiting Dr. Shelton Butler’s office, which is located in the Rideau Centre in Ottawa ON. Dr. Butler’s office is a...
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Jun 22, 2020
UW Mentorship: Dr. Hill
By: Marie Sarabusky and Carmen Continisio Through the CAOS mentorship program we had the opportunity to meet Dr. Misener and her team at...
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